Appartamento in Via di Villa, 39, Vicopisano,
Appartamento in Via di Villa, 39, Vicopisano,. Habitable, autonomo heating.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €78,750 plus an estimated €33,400 for habitable-condition works, the effective cost is about €672/m², roughly 8% below comparable local listings. Autonomous heating and 167 m² are positives, but the very brief description does not specify bathrooms or other essential details.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €200/m². There is no published price band below €350/m², so the range is that figure widened by the spread of the lightest band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€11,000 – €19,000
Wiring, water and sanitary work of any kind, heating, air conditioning and gas go to a registered firm by law, and so do flues and the air openings for gas appliances. That labour stays in the bill. Yours is the stripping out, plaster, paint, floors, tiling and carpentry.
Labour is 61% of a renovation price on average and 67% at the median, across 191 items of the Emilia-Romagna 2025 public price list. Materials are the rest. An averaged price list, not a quote.
Materials you buy yourself carry 22% VAT; supplied by the firm doing the work they go at the 10% renovation rate. On a €30,000 materials bill that is €3,600 of extra tax.
Household wiring installed before 13 March 1990 counts as compliant if it has a main breaker with overcurrent protection, protection against direct contact and a 30 mA RCD. Having a firm bring the existing wiring up to that and certify it is the cheapest lawful route.
Estimate from the listing and its photos, not a survey. Treat it as the starting point for your own quotes. An Italian builder's quote is normally written without VAT and without design fees, so add about a quarter to any figure a firm gives you.
The area around
Location score 39/100This is the lower Arno plain between Pisa and Pontedera, with flat agricultural land, drainage channels and scattered settlements. The Arno runs just north of Cascina. Pisa is the nearest city of size, with the Leaning Tower, the Piazza del Duomo UNESCO site, a university and the main services of the area. The Monti Pisani rise north of the plain but are outside the immediate surroundings. The area is known for agriculture and for being part of the settled corridor along the Arno valley.